Metal Magnetic Memory Testing of Welded Joints under Fatigue Load

Abstract:

To investigate the influence of stress concentration, crack propagation and types of fatigue loading on metal magnetic memory signals, two groups of fatigue experiments with different types of fatigue loading were carried out on Q235B steel welded joint. The normal components of magnetic flux leakage were measured by metal magnetic memory tester in the course of fatigue test, and the fracture surfaces of specimens were observed by scanning electron microscopy after fatigue tests. The experimental results showed that the normal components of magnetic flux leakage filed, as well as the metal magnetic memory signal, changed polarity and their gradients have peak values at stress concentration zones. The zero position of the normal component of magnetic flux leakage changed gradually with increasing cycle numbers. In addition, the metal magnetic memory signal feature of fatigue crack propagation was affected by the loading type clearly. Moreover, a combination of brittle rupture and ductile rupture was obtained in the fracture morphology figure.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 898)
• Pages: 1069-1078
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.898.1069
• Online since: June 2017
• Authors: Ning Qiao, Mu Xiao Shan, Ye Zheng Li
• Keywords: Fatigue Load, Fracture Morphology, Metal Magnetic Memory, Welding Joint

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